Can you please timestamp these? Is that an option for you to do? I've been trying to find that onesie you talked about in one of your videos but I cant find it and I really want to check it out and possibly buy a few! Thanks in advance. Love love love your videos and everything you do!
Looking at the parent company can usually answer this, for example both brands you listed are owned by SC Johnson. The ingredients may be better but most of the “eco friendly” brands you see on chain retailer shelves are not actually sustainable due to their parent companies. If you have the money to spend on eco friendly brands do not spend it on brands like that.
Personally I would prefer companies that market themselves more solidly as an eco-friendly option! I've seen quite a few on Instagram where they sell plastic-free refills. Probably the most eco-friendly option would be homemade cleaners, though, since you can still get a very effective clean with really basic ingredients like vinegar.
Hi shelbie! This year I took your advice to heart and emailed my city hall to ask them to install recycling bins where I live! Not even a week has passed and they already put them in place! I can't believe it took me so long to act on it and it was literally the easiest thing ever!!! Thank you so much ❤️
Everlane's transparency and ethics are absolute trash. Also on Girlfriend, I LOVE THEM but... if you use their lighter leggings for high impact activity they show sweat and in not so flattering areas haha so just a heads up
People clicking on your videos to hear what you have to say on a topic need to STOP telling you that you talk too much. I'm here FOR THE TALKING. If they're not here for the talking then WTF ARE they here for, then?
I have a very punk/emo/goth style and many of the popular sustainable clothing brands don’t sell clothes for that style. I thrift a lot about I’d love to find a company or brand that sells that kind of thing. It’d be cool for you to do a video in sustainable brands for niche styles.
Whenever I tried to find a sustainable goth clothing brand I never found anything, so I think it doesnt exist, hopefully at some point in the future, until then thrift 🙌
@@samanthaheins7711 I was a nanny for a neurotic woman who insisted we wash all fruits and veg in her household with soap and hot water... as a person who apparently washes their produce with soap, may I please ask you why you do this and where you got the idea that this is necessary or safe from?
I love this. I want to see more gender inclusivity in sustainable brands. There's only a couple of brands that I know of that sell men's clothes, rarely find any for children and the girl's clothes are almost always hyper feminine or basic as fuck. It's incredibly hard to shop for my family and so we generally just wear thrifted clothes until I can't patch them up anymore. It would be nice to support a sustainable brand and get something new for a change. ps, where can i get sustainable undies?
Ive been using undies from Pact, they are a lot more affordable than other sustainable brands I have looked at, come in packs and are very comfortable and cute to boot!
I agree that the only downside to these sustainable clothing brands is that they're super feminine or basic.....and that's not my style. Good thing I'm able to thrift for funky clothes!
as far as girlfriend (and really all of these) goes: it's great to see size inclusivity in terms of multiple x sizes, but they really don't cater to taller women! it's impossible to find an inseam larger than 26"-28" on any sustainable site that's on my radar - please lmk if anyone knows of others that come in longer lengths!!
They have 28.5” inseams which work for me and I’m almost 6’. But I agree they could make another longer length and that other brands should get on board, too!
@@Depresso_Espresso_420 Yes, I started about two years ago. Most notably I stopped buying fast fashion and any new clothing I can’t fully trace the production of. Kitchen, bath, and other life areas are coming along piece by piece too. It is a journey for sure!!!
@@Pixielocks nice! That’s awesome to hear. Just wondering because I checked out your channel and was wondering how you would do that. Good to know it’s possible though lol.
It's honestly a shame that Unilever has dominated so much of the market. Seventh Gen and Ben & Jerry's used to be small Vermont based companies. They are still based here and many of their ethical processes have remained steadfast or even expanded, but now the allure is a profit motive for their less than ethical corporate overlords. I work at a similarly structured company and it is a struggle, but most companies can't remain independent forever if they are growing to the point of national or global outreach. It's a catch-22 in corporate capitalist America.
Came here to say something like this! I don’t think her review of 7th gen was very accurate...there were lots of independent green brands that were purchased by conglomerates in the mid 00’s when it turned out that the environment wasn’t just a trend, and the large companies provided distribution and better $ structuring so the companies wouldn’t go out of business and could land corporate deals which might not sound cool on UA-cam but has to be true to be sustainable. Some companies retained lots of control over their product, while others (Annie’s, for example) merged more with their new parent. Not everyone is going to hunt online for sustainable companies that might maybe make products that work before they go out of business. I wish she understood more about corporate trees if she’s going to do vids like this 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
@@TinyFitnessHouston Very helpful insight, glad to have this conversation out there! To Shelb's credit they're certainly not god tier but I can get many of their products nearly plastic or package free and their company is headquartered down the block from mine and I can attest they're the same good people on a mission just like myself. Unilever just skims off the top and should by no means blow the wind out of their "sales".
I appreciate pact because it seems like they really try and one super important factor is that they are a lot more affordable than other sustainable brands. Their sports bras and socks are super comfortable.
video idea: reacting to green washing commercials? In my town we have this commercial that’s for dishwasher tablets saying it saves water because you supposedly wouldn’t have to prerinse when the dishwasher tablets are made by a mega cooperation and uses crazy amounts of plastic packaging
I just called Patagonia headquarters to advocate for more size inclusive products, and they said they’re adding XXL and XXS to their size range this spring on most of their products!!! :)
Ooh Pacifica is a good one. I don’t do much skincare simply because it feels overwhelming to make healthy and environmentally responsible decisions. Saw Pacifica, got excited but also thought “huh probably greenwashed”
@@friendly_herb I have Aspiration as a backup debit card. In regards to a high yield savings account, it’s not somewhere I would keep your savings- Ally would be better. They are 100% fossil fuel free. They also have some mutual funds to choose from but aren’t the best on the market. You’d be better off with a Vanguard account with socially conscious stocks. Their customer service is great tho! If you need a debit card, I’d recommend but not great for much else. They have a card you can pay for to carbon offset but you can get different cards with WAY better rewards. Hope that helps!!🙌
I have Aspiration and I love them! It's simple banking so don't expect much but they carbon offset my gas purchases and you can choose to round up your purchases to plant trees
As someone who was raised on organic foods (I’m 29 for context so like I’m old) I’ve been aware of and looking into sustainable/organic/environmentally friendly practices for years. organic cotton isn’t actually more sustainable. It’s sort of a catch 22, because on the one hand pesticides are bad for rivers, wildlife, and humans when they get into the water supply, but organic crops in general take up more land and the yields are lower so it’s not more sustainable in terms or land usage and deforestation, but it is more sustainable in terms of pesticide and inorganic phosphate fertilizer use.
Organic is safer to wear, and for the workers, farmers and their families, and the workers who manufacture and transport the toxic chemicals. Farmers have a high rate of cancer.
For the pesticides and fetilizer leaking, there are solutions (I had a agronomy formation specialied in soil and environment) to reduce and nullify it. But it need gouvernment laws and finance aids and agronomists to be abble to apply those. Wich is not disponible in coton productor contries. You're are rigth for the false claims of organic cotons. I will had that thoses methodes of culture are really bad for the soil.
Audrey Savard Save our pollinators! Don't buy pesticides indirectly as part of the manufacturing of your purchases. A lot of the chemicals are made in India, which has trouble regulating them. There have been huge accidents making them.
@@ideoformsun5806 Hahahha. *roll on myself* sarcasme on/ Yeah sure, all pesticides in all using conditions affect pollinator. Sacarsme off/ I won't debate with you on that since better people than me can explain it. Pesticides uses and them environmental impact were in my curriculum, so you will need really good sources of information to change my idea on it considering before my formation I was thinking like you.
Omg! I found a pair of Girlfriend Collective leggings for my daughter at Goodwill for $7! I didn’t know the brand but I googled them and knew it was a steal.
Thanks to everyone who submitted the brands they wanted to see on IG! If you're not following me there please doooo! I N S T A G R A M » Shelbizleee (instagram.com/Shelbizleee/)
It would be kind of cool to see you do like weekly posts were we can tag brands that we want to see a sustainable switch because brands may notice a tag on a larger platform
Can you look into Wolven Threads? They come off as sustainable but I have had my doubts recently that they are greenwashing and I do not know why. Thank you.
@@shebamoos Sun Chips actually tried to switch to greener bags (not sure the kind) a few years ago. But they dropped them because people hated how loud they were. They were louder/crunchier but I didn’t think it was thattt bad.
Well it’s cool that they tried, but you can’t please everyone and they cared more about the money I’m sure (they are a business that makes money so makes sense). Would’ve been better to think about the planet though
Illuminati just did a video on how they got their start, and they kind of used green washing really heavily, and then they were bought out by a major corporation, so I don't know all the details... But my guess is they probably don't score super well.
I absolutely LOVE this format! There are so many brands and this puts them into such a concise, easy-to-understand display, I would love to see more of these as general overviews of companies!
I've thought this after watching all of your videos months ago and I will still say it today: your channel deserves 1 million subscribers. Your content is so authentic and informational compared to other "trendy" sustainable channels. Oh also, I recently managed to persuade my family to switch from Tide to Nellie's laundry soda. Edit: Nellie was the first step away from liquid detergent since my family was not used to it at first. Going to start using Country Save once we use up Nellie's
Girl the research you do for every single video and just your life is really incredible. I love how passionate and intentional you are. While also being really sweet and inclusive
Hi shelbie! This year I took your advice to heart and emailed my city hall to ask them to install recycling bins where I live! Not even a week has passed and they already put them in place! I can't believe it took me so long to act on it and it was literally the easiest thing ever!!! Thank you so much ️
To me the quality of the clothing goes hand in hand with how sustainable it is because it reduces the need to continue re-buying the same thing. I bought underwear from pact that were literally unraveling before I even tried them. All of my everlane shirts got saggy necks after maybe 2 years, the only other shirt in my wardrobe like that was 10 years old. (Although I do wear my everlane coat daily in the winter) I just ordered from Kotn because they seem to be high quality. They don't use organic cotton but they're a B corp and all of the manufacturing steps are done locally and ethically in Egypt. I buy most of my clothes secondhand so I'm not against buying a few basics that aren't totally perfect. Shelbi covered a lot but there are a TON of "sustainable" brands nowadays and choosing who to buy from can be exhausting when you're just trying to clothe yourself lol. Also about Patagonia Shelbi kinda mentioned the selling back side but they have a separate website where you can buy used/refurbished patagonia items.
I'm from Brazil and nespresso is pretty big over here, nevertheless they do not offer a recycling program. Probably because there's no demand for it, which says a lot about them.
@Meg Mez this is just one example and There are definitely more, but in my area, nestle has taken water from numerous private properties depleting the natural resources so they can package it in plastic and ship it around the country. In many cases they are depleting aquifers that’s people rely on for household use and those people have no way of stopping them from doing so
I just recently found your channel and love it! My mom is really into zero waste and minimalistic lifestyles, and since i found you i have really started to try and help the environment! ( i now wash my clothes on tap cold and air dry when i can!)
I love girlfriend collective, I have a pair of their leggings from when they originally launched (paid $20!), I just wish they made longer lengths for us tall ladies! Would love to see a 30”+ inseam from them
Hi Shelbi! So I have been watching you for about a year and half now. I love the way you teach us things. Because of many things I have learned from you I feel less powerless in regards of the environnement. I am from Switzerland and people are all the time saying that the water shortage doesn't concern us because Switzerland has plenty of water and stuff like that. I reduced my meat consumption, boycott fast fashion, have a menstrual cup and reusable pads, do zero waste or low waste with many things. My mother is beginning to do the same and she even started composting and she is trying to be a minimalist. Thank you for everything you give to us. You are the best and you are doing all the good that we need
Can’t say enough how much I appreciate you as a resource because you talk about size inclusivity. Also, Loop sounds like a cool program-I hope it encourages some of these less-than-perfect brands to make sustainable packaging more accessible, at the very least.
When I started to reduce waste I used Seventh Generation because I didn't know better ad thats what we had access to. Then I started watching your videos, switched to my own homemade all purpose cleaner, bidet, fillaree, dropps, and just dropped Seventh all together. A brand I would like to know more about is United By Blue and Humankind (I know you had a video with their toothpaste tabs so I'm definitely curious as to what you think about them as a whole).
Thank you so much for this video, Shelbi! You inspired me to write to ten of my favorite companies, compliment them on what they're doing, and ask for more sustainable practices!
After I watched this - I went and found a pair of Girlfriend collective leggings on eBay in Australia - I’m so excited to try and pumped I could find them second hand too!! Can’t wait to try them! Thanks for the beans info!
I was holding my breath while you talked about Ethique, and finally let it out when you put it in god tier. I love their products, and would have been devastated if it was on the low end of the tier... also making some swaps on my wishlist for some of the items on here!
Fret not, @Macky3350! While God Tier is a great position to be in, we are always looking at ways to improve as we are far from perfect, so we're looking at things like manufacturing locally to our biggest markets, places like the US and UK so any suggestions or any questions, flick them our way! So lucky and honoured to have your support :) Jen
I love you, thank you for knowing how to dig into things because you have that background. I’m out here with not much knowledge at all about what makes something sustainable and typically do just believe what the business says about themselves. I also LOVE your hair and cannot stop looking at it in every video because of how long and beautiful it is! And your sweater in this was also SUPER cute! Thank you for all that you do, I love following you and love that I have purchased from Blueland and that they do measure up to God Tier!!!! 🙌🏻
Hi Shelbi! Thank you so much for spotlighting us in your video! As soon as you kick stared the segment with 'a great brand', it gave me such warm fuzzies. But hold the phone - to make it to God Tier, what an honour! It's so greatly appreciated that our efforts towards sustainability are recognised - not only by you but also by our lovely customers who I see lurking in your comments section! Sustainability is our jam and we do not take it lightly. To us, sustainability is far more than being plastic-free, it’s about what’s inside the bars and who is part of the whole process, from harvesting of the ingredients (as you touched based on), to staff selling the products (we are certified living wage employers). Social and economic sustainability is just as important as environmental. 💚 While our website is jam-packed with a lot of information, if you or anyone who sees this comment thinks we are missing some information, do let us know! We are open to complete transparency and want to ensure that anything a consumer would want to know is readily available on our website 😊. Lastly, this video overall is in God Tier on its own! Loaded with heaps of information, I'm off now to look up some of the brands mentioned in your video 😊. ~ Jen
Seeing that she was going to talk about Ethique is why I watched this video! I’ve tried so many shampoo bars, and Ethique’s were the ones that really worked for my hair! After trying them (love that your have sampler packs), I never tried anything else. In fact, I also got my husband to use them, and once we had kids, we used them for them too! Highly, highly recommend. I was so happy that she ranked them so highly!!
Thank you SO much for making this video! I’ve been trying to make my house more environmentally friendly and I’ve been having so much decision fatigue. No matter how much I research it’s really hard for me to tell which companies are legitimately environmentally conscious. Please do more of these videos!!
Thank you so much for this video! I was wondering about ethique for one of my new years resolutions is to reduce as much plastic in my life as possible! And you're channel is GOD TIER 🙌
LOVE THIS! This is so helpful and informational! Love how you come off - you give a welcoming vibe as opposed to overly aggressive verbiage (like some people are) when talking about sustainable living. You make people want to learn more and make changes rather then feeling judged - thank you for that!
I'm so glad you did this video! I'm happy to know some brands I already heavily support were high on your list, and I'm glad I've found some more! I always do my best to research brands and companies before I buy anything from them, but sometimes I'm a little unsure of what I'm looking for - but this video really helped! You have such a great way of making huge amounts of information digestible, and I love you for that 😊 thank you for all the work and research you put into these!
I really appreciate you doing all this research for us! I much prefer this type of video over food prep from farmers markets I don't have access to in the winter or what to buy in sustainable package free stores I don't have within 100 miles of me.
Hi there! The brands that I would like to know/learn the truth about are: ten tree (clothing brand), hope pods (cleaners) and etee (cleaning tools, home products, etc). I know that ten tree is B certified, however there has been some criticism that I’ve read. I’m so happy that I found your page! I’ve really been enjoying your videos!
I love videos like this. I'm such a research nerd and find it so interesting to see what companies are really doing rather than just accepting it at surface level. Thank you 🙃
my parents would buy pacts YEARS ago and loved it and i feel like the past few years my mom has said everything shes bought new falls apart easily unfortunately :( i LOVE girlfriend collective, so comfortable and amazing to workout in! it doesn’t roll up and leggings don’t fall down but don’t cut into me. so great.
this video was so helpful!! when i do buy new i want to buy from ethical sustainable brands, but i don't really know what to look for so this video is a great resource!!
I pretty much know how you feel about them but would love to see Tentree in the next ranking. Also would love to hear your thoughts on their new Activewear line!
Love this video! There’s so many greenwashy companies out there - and it’s so hard as a consumer to separate the fakes from the actually sustainable brands!
Hi Shelbi! Been watching your show for a while now that I have been living a more sustainable life style. I want you to know that these videos help so much to know what is good and not good to buy. Not only that but I have been way more conscious about reading about a company before purchasing because ya green washing is a thing.
More more more!! 😍😍😍I have been waiting for one of th se things for far too long. Major props, Shelby! This helps those of us who are still learning and are uncertain. ❤️
Check out Part 2! It's up now! >>> ua-cam.com/video/7rRSXIFpiHs/v-deo.html
Can you please timestamp these? Is that an option for you to do? I've been trying to find that onesie you talked about in one of your videos but I cant find it and I really want to check it out and possibly buy a few! Thanks in advance. Love love love your videos and everything you do!
I’d love to know what you think of that Australian or is it english? Company FatFace.
Please also mention if the brand is crueltyfree. Thats the biggest no-go for me. Edit: You did 🤣🙈 Thx 🥰
please do more common grocery store brands like mrs. meyers, method, etc!
I second this! Also NBD brand (seen at Target).
Looking at the parent company can usually answer this, for example both brands you listed are owned by SC Johnson. The ingredients may be better but most of the “eco friendly” brands you see on chain retailer shelves are not actually sustainable due to their parent companies. If you have the money to spend on eco friendly brands do not spend it on brands like that.
Also Safeway!
@@caillouwu856 and Albertson's, but tbh, they're more or less the same store with different names 🤣
Personally I would prefer companies that market themselves more solidly as an eco-friendly option! I've seen quite a few on Instagram where they sell plastic-free refills. Probably the most eco-friendly option would be homemade cleaners, though, since you can still get a very effective clean with really basic ingredients like vinegar.
I love this so much!! Thank you for the education (and including my video 🥰)
Lol... maybe stop buying shit altogether?
Hi shelbie! This year I took your advice to heart and emailed my city hall to ask them to install recycling bins where I live! Not even a week has passed and they already put them in place!
I can't believe it took me so long to act on it and it was literally the easiest thing ever!!!
Thank you so much ❤️
That is so exciting!!! Yay ❤️
That's awesome
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Hi! Would you care to share your letter? I’m not very good at writing things out and would find that very helpful.
Everlane's transparency and ethics are absolute trash. Also on Girlfriend, I LOVE THEM but... if you use their lighter leggings for high impact activity they show sweat and in not so flattering areas haha so just a heads up
ooh good to know thanks Immy
So good to know! You’re a lifesaver 😄
yes thank you. love your channel too.
Why trash? Would love to know.
@@bettinaho77 she explained near the beginning of the video. ( 2:44 - 5:54 )
this needs to be a monthly series!
Yes yes yes!
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People clicking on your videos to hear what you have to say on a topic need to STOP telling you that you talk too much. I'm here FOR THE TALKING. If they're not here for the talking then WTF ARE they here for, then?
Everything she said has been relevant and educational. Some people have such short attention spans smh.
I have a very punk/emo/goth style and many of the popular sustainable clothing brands don’t sell clothes for that style. I thrift a lot about I’d love to find a company or brand that sells that kind of thing. It’d be cool for you to do a video in sustainable brands for niche styles.
Whenever I tried to find a sustainable goth clothing brand I never found anything, so I think it doesnt exist, hopefully at some point in the future, until then thrift 🙌
I suggest watching Emily Boo’s videos
ThereThere's this small Polish alternative clothing business I like. Sky Dance is very open about how their clothing and sustainability goal.
Tunnel vision may help you find some more basic goth pieces. It’s obviously not super goth but it might help you find some
lets be honest, most sustainable clothes are just tents. basic colors, no shape.
I’d love to see a video about easily accessible “green” brands. That are sold in Walmart, target or a drug store
Dr Bronner’s soap comes to mind
Also Target’s brand Ever Spring
She had done a video where she went into target and showed actually a lot of things that are sustainable and easily accessible
@@Phoebe-pf5qx Dr Bronners is my jam. I use it for everything from hand soap to all purpose cleaner to wash for my fruits and veggies.
@@samanthaheins7711 I was a nanny for a neurotic woman who insisted we wash all fruits and veg in her household with soap and hot water... as a person who apparently washes their produce with soap, may I please ask you why you do this and where you got the idea that this is necessary or safe from?
I love this. I want to see more gender inclusivity in sustainable brands. There's only a couple of brands that I know of that sell men's clothes, rarely find any for children and the girl's clothes are almost always hyper feminine or basic as fuck.
It's incredibly hard to shop for my family and so we generally just wear thrifted clothes until I can't patch them up anymore. It would be nice to support a sustainable brand and get something new for a change.
ps, where can i get sustainable undies?
ARQ, Hara the Label, Pansy, Indigo Luna, and Knickey are some great places to find sustainable undies
I would also recommend bloody wear, they carry both male and female underwear
Ive been using undies from Pact, they are a lot more affordable than other sustainable brands I have looked at, come in packs and are very comfortable and cute to boot!
I love Wama. They are hemp and organic cotton. I tried Pact but didn't love them like I do Wama.
I agree that the only downside to these sustainable clothing brands is that they're super feminine or basic.....and that's not my style. Good thing I'm able to thrift for funky clothes!
as far as girlfriend (and really all of these) goes: it's great to see size inclusivity in terms of multiple x sizes, but they really don't cater to taller women! it's impossible to find an inseam larger than 26"-28" on any sustainable site that's on my radar - please lmk if anyone knows of others that come in longer lengths!!
They have 28.5” inseams which work for me and I’m almost 6’. But I agree they could make another longer length and that other brands should get on board, too!
THANK UUUUUUU these ethical fashion videos help educate so many!!!
Are you transitioning to a sustainable life style?
@@Depresso_Espresso_420 Yes, I started about two years ago. Most notably I stopped buying fast fashion and any new clothing I can’t fully trace the production of. Kitchen, bath, and other life areas are coming along piece by piece too. It is a journey for sure!!!
@@Pixielocks nice! That’s awesome to hear. Just wondering because I checked out your channel and was wondering how you would do that. Good to know it’s possible though lol.
@@Depresso_Espresso_420 lol. Its not possible..... ipcc report anyone? Itd too late.
Can you look into Dr Bronners?
Yeeeeeees
Thinking about how inclusive Girlfriend Collective is just made me legitimately tear up a little bit
I just found out about them!!! I have worn the same gym pants for years and when it’s time for new ones I finally know who to turn to
Agreed! I literally feel more comfortable in my own body after scrolling through their website. Wearing my leggings from them right now
Same here. My mom and sister always have such a hard time finding clothing so I see their stuggle. This makes me so happy!
I love them so much!! I’ve had the same 2 pairs since they launched 5?ish years ago and they still fit incredibly!
I'm trying to practice drawing more plus size people and girlfriend collective is honestly so helpful for finding reference photos as well
You are so good at delivering information accessibly. I love listening to you.
Thank you so much! 🥺
It's honestly a shame that Unilever has dominated so much of the market. Seventh Gen and Ben & Jerry's used to be small Vermont based companies. They are still based here and many of their ethical processes have remained steadfast or even expanded, but now the allure is a profit motive for their less than ethical corporate overlords. I work at a similarly structured company and it is a struggle, but most companies can't remain independent forever if they are growing to the point of national or global outreach. It's a catch-22 in corporate capitalist America.
Came here to say something like this! I don’t think her review of 7th gen was very accurate...there were lots of independent green brands that were purchased by conglomerates in the mid 00’s when it turned out that the environment wasn’t just a trend, and the large companies provided distribution and better $ structuring so the companies wouldn’t go out of business and could land corporate deals which might not sound cool on UA-cam but has to be true to be sustainable. Some companies retained lots of control over their product, while others (Annie’s, for example) merged more with their new parent. Not everyone is going to hunt online for sustainable companies that might maybe make products that work before they go out of business. I wish she understood more about corporate trees if she’s going to do vids like this 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
@@TinyFitnessHouston Very helpful insight, glad to have this conversation out there! To Shelb's credit they're certainly not god tier but I can get many of their products nearly plastic or package free and their company is headquartered down the block from mine and I can attest they're the same good people on a mission just like myself. Unilever just skims off the top and should by no means blow the wind out of their "sales".
the worn wear program at patagonia is awesome! I truly feel like I'm buying pieces for life
I appreciate pact because it seems like they really try and one super important factor is that they are a lot more affordable than other sustainable brands. Their sports bras and socks are super comfortable.
@Miss Sunrise yes to this! I love their baby clothing for my daughter as well as basics for myself and my husband (especially when they’re on sale)!
Just stop buying shit..
Also I adore that you didn’t just categorize the brands, you really did a full research paper on each one and ED👏🏼U👏🏼CATED 👏🏼
FYI I ordered some Girlfriend leggings from Earthero and they came with NO bag or excess packaging. Just the box! :)
They are making the bag optional now so that they aren’t wasted since not everyone likes to receive the bag!
Ohhh sweet, I was thinking of ordering now I definitely will!
video idea: reacting to green washing commercials? In my town we have this commercial that’s for dishwasher tablets saying it saves water because you supposedly wouldn’t have to prerinse when the dishwasher tablets are made by a mega cooperation and uses crazy amounts of plastic packaging
I just called Patagonia headquarters to advocate for more size inclusive products, and they said they’re adding XXL and XXS to their size range this spring on most of their products!!! :)
Yay! I find most sustainable brands often don't go below small. (Or larger obviously!)
THIS IS SUPER HELPFUL!!!!!
Can u review Pacifica, credo, beautycounter, & a lot of the “clean” brands at Sephora & Ulta?
Ooh Pacifica is a good one. I don’t do much skincare simply because it feels overwhelming to make healthy and environmentally responsible decisions. Saw Pacifica, got excited but also thought “huh probably greenwashed”
Most sustainable way to li ve is stop shopping and buying all this shit
Can you post your final graphic on instagram? I'd love to be able to easily reference it later when I'm shopping
Don’t be shy, talk about the other brands you had in the queue 😉
I was waiting for her thoughts on For Days!
I was so sad she didnt cover Lucy and yak
I’ve been getting a ton of ads from the banking company Aspiration! They’re supposedly eco-friendly. I’d love if you did some research on them 🥰
In fact, a whole eco-friendly banking video would be amazing 😍
@@friendly_herb I have Aspiration as a backup debit card. In regards to a high yield savings account, it’s not somewhere I would keep your savings- Ally would be better. They are 100% fossil fuel free. They also have some mutual funds to choose from but aren’t the best on the market. You’d be better off with a Vanguard account with socially conscious stocks. Their customer service is great tho! If you need a debit card, I’d recommend but not great for much else. They have a card you can pay for to carbon offset but you can get different cards with WAY better rewards. Hope that helps!!🙌
@@kl-tj4nx thank you 😍😍😍
I have Aspiration and I love them! It's simple banking so don't expect much but they carbon offset my gas purchases and you can choose to round up your purchases to plant trees
As someone who was raised on organic foods (I’m 29 for context so like I’m old) I’ve been aware of and looking into sustainable/organic/environmentally friendly practices for years. organic cotton isn’t actually more sustainable. It’s sort of a catch 22, because on the one hand pesticides are bad for rivers, wildlife, and humans when they get into the water supply, but organic crops in general take up more land and the yields are lower so it’s not more sustainable in terms or land usage and deforestation, but it is more sustainable in terms of pesticide and inorganic phosphate fertilizer use.
Organic is safer to wear, and for the workers, farmers and their families, and the workers who manufacture and transport the toxic chemicals. Farmers have a high rate of cancer.
For the pesticides and fetilizer leaking, there are solutions (I had a agronomy formation specialied in soil and environment) to reduce and nullify it. But it need gouvernment laws and finance aids and agronomists to be abble to apply those. Wich is not disponible in coton productor contries.
You're are rigth for the false claims of organic cotons. I will had that thoses methodes of culture are really bad for the soil.
Audrey Savard
Save our pollinators!
Don't buy pesticides indirectly as part of the manufacturing of your purchases.
A lot of the chemicals are made in India, which has trouble regulating them. There have been huge accidents making them.
@@ideoformsun5806 Hahahha. *roll on myself* sarcasme on/ Yeah sure, all pesticides in all using conditions affect pollinator. Sacarsme off/
I won't debate with you on that since better people than me can explain it. Pesticides uses and them environmental impact were in my curriculum, so you will need really good sources of information to change my idea on it considering before my formation I was thinking like you.
Audrey Savard
So who paid for the information you were given in your college?
Omg! I found a pair of Girlfriend Collective leggings for my daughter at Goodwill for $7! I didn’t know the brand but I googled them and knew it was a steal.
This channel is so feckin valuable, I genuinely feel lucky that I'm able to access your educated and dedicated content (for free!)
this VIDEO 👏🏼
This video is God Tier
Thanks to everyone who submitted the brands they wanted to see on IG! If you're not following me there please doooo!
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It would be kind of cool to see you do like weekly posts were we can tag brands that we want to see a sustainable switch because brands may notice a tag on a larger platform
Man I wish mew mew tweet was here!
Im waiting to see the rank of big bud press tho
Can you look into Wolven Threads? They come off as sustainable but I have had my doubts recently that they are greenwashing and I do not know why. Thank you.
Would love to hear about Thirdlove and Mrs Meyers (I know you covered them in the past but they seem to be stepping up
their eco claims)
Kettle brand chips. They have all sorts of “green” themed branding printed on a plastic chip bag
I wish that potato chip brands would find alternatives to the terrible bags. I LOVE chips and I don’t want to give them up :(
@@shebamoos Sun Chips actually tried to switch to greener bags (not sure the kind) a few years ago. But they dropped them because people hated how loud they were. They were louder/crunchier but I didn’t think it was thattt bad.
Well it’s cool that they tried, but you can’t please everyone and they cared more about the money I’m sure (they are a business that makes money so makes sense). Would’ve been better to think about the planet though
I‘d love to see you talk about Nikin, Lucy&Yak and Run&Fly. Oh and also Foamie ☺️
Madewell is a brand I would have loved to see
Yes
And what do you think about "The body shop"? Apart of them using plastic of course.
I would also love to know
@Meg Mez it was acquired by a cruelty-free brazilian company years ago
@@cmntr_ That's what I saw too!
Illuminati just did a video on how they got their start, and they kind of used green washing really heavily, and then they were bought out by a major corporation, so I don't know all the details... But my guess is they probably don't score super well.
I absolutely LOVE this format! There are so many brands and this puts them into such a concise, easy-to-understand display, I would love to see more of these as general overviews of companies!
I've thought this after watching all of your videos months ago and I will still say it today: your channel deserves 1 million subscribers. Your content is so authentic and informational compared to other "trendy" sustainable channels. Oh also, I recently managed to persuade my family to switch from Tide to Nellie's laundry soda.
Edit: Nellie was the first step away from liquid detergent since my family was not used to it at first. Going to start using Country Save once we use up Nellie's
I don't have anything to say, but here's a comment for the algorithm because EVERYONE needs to know about Shelbi
Girl the research you do for every single video and just your life is really incredible. I love how passionate and intentional you are.
While also being really sweet and inclusive
Hi shelbie! This year I took your advice to heart and emailed my city hall to ask them to install recycling bins where I live! Not even a week has passed and they already put them in place!
I can't believe it took me so long to act on it and it was literally the easiest thing ever!!!
Thank you so much ️
Would love to see more of these! Some brands I'd like you to look into include Tala, Reformation, Eileen Fisher, United by Blue, and Knickey please :)
Another brand I just thought of would be Richer Poorer please :)
Believe she has a video about Reformation
Proud supporter of Pact and Ethique here! Maybe a video on best cleaning products, now that I no longer want to use Seventh Generation?
To me the quality of the clothing goes hand in hand with how sustainable it is because it reduces the need to continue re-buying the same thing. I bought underwear from pact that were literally unraveling before I even tried them. All of my everlane shirts got saggy necks after maybe 2 years, the only other shirt in my wardrobe like that was 10 years old. (Although I do wear my everlane coat daily in the winter) I just ordered from Kotn because they seem to be high quality. They don't use organic cotton but they're a B corp and all of the manufacturing steps are done locally and ethically in Egypt. I buy most of my clothes secondhand so I'm not against buying a few basics that aren't totally perfect. Shelbi covered a lot but there are a TON of "sustainable" brands nowadays and choosing who to buy from can be exhausting when you're just trying to clothe yourself lol. Also about Patagonia Shelbi kinda mentioned the selling back side but they have a separate website where you can buy used/refurbished patagonia items.
You do talk a lot on your videos but that’s what makes you so much fun to watch! Plus, I love that you explain everything so well and detailed!
can you do nespresso? their recycling program states the aluminum in the pods is recycled and the grounds are reused in agriculture :)
I could not think of a more environmentally damaging company than nestle
I'm from Brazil and nespresso is pretty big over here, nevertheless they do not offer a recycling program. Probably because there's no demand for it, which says a lot about them.
@Meg Mez this is just one example and There are definitely more, but in my area, nestle has taken water from numerous private properties depleting the natural resources so they can package it in plastic and ship it around the country. In many cases they are depleting aquifers that’s people rely on for household use and those people have no way of stopping them from doing so
@Meg Mez companies as large as nestle shouldn‘t even exist
PLEASE DO THIS
I just recently found your channel and love it! My mom is really into zero waste and minimalistic lifestyles, and since i found you i have really started to try and help the environment! ( i now wash my clothes on tap cold and air dry when i can!)
I love girlfriend collective, I have a pair of their leggings from when they originally launched (paid $20!), I just wish they made longer lengths for us tall ladies! Would love to see a 30”+ inseam from them
Hi Shelbi! So I have been watching you for about a year and half now. I love the way you teach us things. Because of many things I have learned from you I feel less powerless in regards of the environnement. I am from Switzerland and people are all the time saying that the water shortage doesn't concern us because Switzerland has plenty of water and stuff like that. I reduced my meat consumption, boycott fast fashion, have a menstrual cup and reusable pads, do zero waste or low waste with many things. My mother is beginning to do the same and she even started composting and she is trying to be a minimalist. Thank you for everything you give to us. You are the best and you are doing all the good that we need
This video is God tier🙌🏼✨
Can’t say enough how much I appreciate you as a resource because you talk about size inclusivity. Also, Loop sounds like a cool program-I hope it encourages some of these less-than-perfect brands to make sustainable packaging more accessible, at the very least.
When I started to reduce waste I used Seventh Generation because I didn't know better ad thats what we had access to. Then I started watching your videos, switched to my own homemade all purpose cleaner, bidet, fillaree, dropps, and just dropped Seventh all together. A brand I would like to know more about is United By Blue and Humankind (I know you had a video with their toothpaste tabs so I'm definitely curious as to what you think about them as a whole).
YES! ByHumankind!
Thank you so much for this video, Shelbi! You inspired me to write to ten of my favorite companies, compliment them on what they're doing, and ask for more sustainable practices!
After I watched this - I went and found a pair of Girlfriend collective leggings on eBay in Australia - I’m so excited to try and pumped I could find them second hand too!! Can’t wait to try them! Thanks for the beans info!
I was holding my breath while you talked about Ethique, and finally let it out when you put it in god tier. I love their products, and would have been devastated if it was on the low end of the tier... also making some swaps on my wishlist for some of the items on here!
Fret not, @Macky3350! While God Tier is a great position to be in, we are always looking at ways to improve as we are far from perfect, so we're looking at things like manufacturing locally to our biggest markets, places like the US and UK so any suggestions or any questions, flick them our way! So lucky and honoured to have your support :) Jen
Maybe swap your wishlist to a dont need list? No such thing as sustainable fashjon...
@@ethiqueworld hey etiquette, do better and stop producing shir humans don't need then shipping them around the world.? Ok great thanks!
Patagonia’s quality is phenomenal, my mom has a Patagonia jacket she got 30+ years ago and it still looks practically brand new.
I love you, thank you for knowing how to dig into things because you have that background. I’m out here with not much knowledge at all about what makes something sustainable and typically do just believe what the business says about themselves. I also LOVE your hair and cannot stop looking at it in every video because of how long and beautiful it is! And your sweater in this was also SUPER cute! Thank you for all that you do, I love following you and love that I have purchased from Blueland and that they do measure up to God Tier!!!! 🙌🏻
What a great idea! When getting started it can be hard to distinguish the good from the bad
Could you do a similar style video but for health/wellness stuff (bandaids, natural sickness remedies, period things, essential oils, first aid, etc)
Hi Shelbi! Thank you so much for spotlighting us in your video! As soon as you kick stared the segment with 'a great brand', it gave me such warm fuzzies. But hold the phone - to make it to God Tier, what an honour! It's so greatly appreciated that our efforts towards sustainability are recognised - not only by you but also by our lovely customers who I see lurking in your comments section!
Sustainability is our jam and we do not take it lightly. To us, sustainability is far more than being plastic-free, it’s about what’s inside the bars and who is part of the whole process, from harvesting of the ingredients (as you touched based on), to staff selling the products (we are certified living wage employers). Social and economic sustainability is just as important as environmental. 💚 While our website is jam-packed with a lot of information, if you or anyone who sees this comment thinks we are missing some information, do let us know! We are open to complete transparency and want to ensure that anything a consumer would want to know is readily available on our website 😊.
Lastly, this video overall is in God Tier on its own! Loaded with heaps of information, I'm off now to look up some of the brands mentioned in your video 😊. ~ Jen
Seeing that she was going to talk about Ethique is why I watched this video! I’ve tried so many shampoo bars, and Ethique’s were the ones that really worked for my hair! After trying them (love that your have sampler packs), I never tried anything else. In fact, I also got my husband to use them, and once we had kids, we used them for them too! Highly, highly recommend. I was so happy that she ranked them so highly!!
Love you guys!!! Unfortunately none of your shampoo/conditioner formulas have done well in my hair but I still love your other stuff 🥰
Thank you SO much for making this video! I’ve been trying to make my house more environmentally friendly and I’ve been having so much decision fatigue. No matter how much I research it’s really hard for me to tell which companies are legitimately environmentally conscious. Please do more of these videos!!
How do you feel about Brilliant Earth? Their ads keep popping up and I haven’t been able to find a non bias review of it.
Thank you so much for this video! I was wondering about ethique for one of my new years resolutions is to reduce as much plastic in my life as possible! And you're channel is GOD TIER 🙌
I love this. I'm wondering about a couple brands: Rothy's and 4Ocean. What do you know about them.
I've been using etiquette for a few years now and I'm so glad they ranked so high. My hair and skin love their formulas.
Some other brands I'd love to hear about: Knix period underwear, Bite toothpaste, Reel toilet paper
I’m so glad you love Blueland! I have been switching all my cleaning and laundry supplies to them
This video was so interesting! Could you review Tentree next video?
LOVE THIS! This is so helpful and informational! Love how you come off - you give a welcoming vibe as opposed to overly aggressive verbiage (like some people are) when talking about sustainable living. You make people want to learn more and make changes rather then feeling judged - thank you for that!
I would love a review of some men’s clothing brands like Taylor Stitch. Also, thank you for doing this! I have learned so much!
I'm so glad you did this video! I'm happy to know some brands I already heavily support were high on your list, and I'm glad I've found some more! I always do my best to research brands and companies before I buy anything from them, but sometimes I'm a little unsure of what I'm looking for - but this video really helped! You have such a great way of making huge amounts of information digestible, and I love you for that 😊 thank you for all the work and research you put into these!
I would love your opinion on Meyers, and other detergent/soap brands.
I really appreciate you doing all this research for us! I much prefer this type of video over food prep from farmers markets I don't have access to in the winter or what to buy in sustainable package free stores I don't have within 100 miles of me.
Girlfriend has been expanding outside of activewear and I LOVE IT.
Hi there! The brands that I would like to know/learn the truth about are: ten tree (clothing brand), hope pods (cleaners) and etee (cleaning tools, home products, etc). I know that ten tree is B certified, however there has been some criticism that I’ve read.
I’m so happy that I found your page! I’ve really been enjoying your videos!
I see why girlfriend is in the God tier. Not only sustainable but SO inclusive!! It is absolutely beautiful. Love this video!
Your knowledge is phenomenal. Thank you for this. I’m at the start of my sustainable fashion journey and appreciate this so much.
Oh I’m so excited about ethique! I just ordered one of their conditioner concentrates. Hoping it works for me!
I love videos like this. I'm such a research nerd and find it so interesting to see what companies are really doing rather than just accepting it at surface level. Thank you 🙃
Shea moisture and clean cult would be great to hear about!
LOVED this video! Please do more! Would be curious about your thoughts on Conscious Step, Rothys, and Marley's Monsters!
I would love to see a video on girlfriend Collective’s regirlfriend recycling program. I have 0 understanding of how that works
my parents would buy pacts YEARS ago and loved it and i feel like the past few years my mom has said everything shes bought new falls apart easily unfortunately :( i LOVE girlfriend collective, so comfortable and amazing to workout in! it doesn’t roll up and leggings don’t fall down but don’t cut into me. so great.
And girlfriend has a take back program! Love them 😌
Also the editing on this video is fire!! I can’t wait to finish the video🔥 ❤️
I can't wait to try girlfriend leggings!!
Me eaither need to have this baby and loose the extra lbs. However im in Belgium and worried about paying returns if i get sizing wrong
this video was so helpful!! when i do buy new i want to buy from ethical sustainable brands, but i don't really know what to look for so this video is a great resource!!
I pretty much know how you feel about them but would love to see Tentree in the next ranking. Also would love to hear your thoughts on their new Activewear line!
Love this video! There’s so many greenwashy companies out there - and it’s so hard as a consumer to separate the fakes from the actually sustainable brands!
Cariuma Shoes as well as ON running shoes
Thank you so much! When I save enough I'll definitely mention you because this so helpful. Thank you again
I would love to see this video with more mainstream brands! Trying to buy sustainable where possible but it isn't always a possibility:)
Please do a video ranking thrift shops (goodwill salvation army savers etc.) On how ethical they are and which one you'd choose.
"hEy we're carbon neutral and like that's great byeee" HAHAH Shelbi we love you pls keep being your amazing self forevahhh!
Hi Shelbi! Been watching your show for a while now that I have been living a more sustainable life style. I want you to know that these videos help so much to know what is good and not good to buy. Not only that but I have been way more conscious about reading about a company before purchasing because ya green washing is a thing.
Id like
to know about the Hello Brand.
I do know they were recently acquired by Colgate. Which is unfortunate.
More more more!! 😍😍😍I have been waiting for one of th se things for far too long. Major props, Shelby! This helps those of us who are still learning and are uncertain. ❤️
If you do this again, I would like you to do this for the brand Sezane, Alternative Apparel, Reformation, United by Blue and Prana.
Yes!! I'm surprised to not see a lot of people asking about PrAna. I get mixed feelings and I want to know if I'm being greenwashed.
I would love to see PrAna reviewed
🧠 Thank you Shelbi!!!! I admire and adore how diligent in her investigation and how well-educated Shelbi is on every single detail!
I would love to hear you talk about Mrs. Meyer's!